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35 Cases found

Heritage Foundation v. U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 01/27/2023 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records related to the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed climate disclosure rule.
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Texas Public Policy Foundation v. U.S. Department of Commerce

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Tex.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/16/2022 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to compel disclosure of records related to efforts to support the Biden administration’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement.
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Texas Public Policy Foundation v. U.S. Department of Energy

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Tex.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/16/2022 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to compel disclosure of records related to efforts to support the Biden administration’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement.
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Texas Public Policy Foundation v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Tex.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/16/2022 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to compel disclosure of records related to efforts to support the Biden administration’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement.
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Schilling v. Pelosi

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Motion to dismiss granted. [ 10/03/2022 ]
Description: Radio host's lawsuit to compel release of congressional records related to the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s investigation into alleged climate change misinformation campaign involving fossil fuel companies.
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Protect the Public’s Trust v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 03/23/2022 ]
Description: FOIA lawsuit seeking communications and meeting requests involving a senior advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.
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Energy Policy Advocates v. White House Office of Science & Technology Policy

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 05/05/2022 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records related to Office of Science and Technology Policy event on climate change denial and a Politico article.
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Protect the Public’s Trust v. U.S. Department of Energy

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 06/17/2022 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records regarding U.S. Department of Energy employees and contractors at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Protect the Public’s Trust v. U.S. Agency for International Development

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/28/2022 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records regarding U.S. Agency for International Development employees' attendance at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties.
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Government Accountability & Oversight v. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 10/04/2022 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records, including records regarding the agency's assistance with a fact-checking article about climate change data.
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Energy Policy Advocates v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/01/2021 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking to compel disclosure of records related to the ethics clearance and recusal process for Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Podesta

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Motion to dismiss defendants John Podesta and the National Climate Task Force granted. [ 11/28/2022 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking information related to activities of the National Climate Task Force.
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Energy Policy Advocates v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/03/2019 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records from the U.S. Department of State concerning its analysis of whether the 2015 Paris Agreement constituted a treaty.
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Institute for Energy Research v. U.S. Department of the Treasury

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 07/17/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking to compel the Department of the Treasure to respond to request for correspondence regarding climate change financial disclosures.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/07/2018 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking Department of State records regarding international climate change negotiations.
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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Commerce

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Department of Commerce's renewed motion for summary judgment granted. [ 11/25/2020 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to compel disclosure of communications between a NOAA climate scientist and the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Obama administration.
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Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. United States Department of State

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/27/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel disclosure of State Department communications regarding climate change negotiations with China
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Defendant's motion for summary judgment granted except as to one document. [ 08/10/2022 ]
Description: Action to compel production of U.S. Department of State officials' correspondence regarding climate negotiations.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. U.S. Department of State

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.D.C.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 11/13/2017 ]
Description: Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed against the Department of State seeking correspondence of two employees' regarding the Paris Agreement.
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Western Energy Alliance v. Jewell

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 10th Cir.
Status: Opinion issued reversing denial of conservation groups' motion to intervene. [ 12/18/2017 ]
Description: Action to compel Bureau of Land Management to hold quarterly oil and gas lease sales for public lands.
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